IOC Executive Board approves nine changes of nationality
International Olympic Committee
On 29th November 2023,
during the first day of its meeting in Paris, the International Olympic Committee Executive Board (EB) accepted nine applications for a change of nationality. All nine are for the Olympic Games Paris 2024:
- Jamie Copus – Rowing – from Great Britain to USA
- Luciana Diniz – Equestrian – from Portugal to Brazil
- Valeriia Liubimova – Cycling – from Russia to France
- Oscar Nilsson-Julien – Cycling – from Great Britain to France
- Connor O’Leary – Surfing – from Australia to Japan
- Kayla Sanchez – Swimming – from Canada to the Philippines
- Georgi Tiblov – Wrestling – from Russia to Serbia
- Acelya Toprak – Judo – from Great Britain to Azerbaijan
- Mikhail Yakolev – Cycling – from Russia to Israel
The EB granted the requested exemption to the three-year waiting period following the prior agreement of the respective International Federations and National Olympic Committees* concerned, in accordance with paragraph 2 of the Bye-law to Rule 41 of the Olympic Charter.
